Nigeria Air

Though the carrier is set to launch in 2023 with three Boeing 737-800s, it has not ruled out COMAC's C919 in its further fleet expansion plans.

What are your thoughts on Nigeria Air being open to the C919? What airlines would you like to see operate the jet? Nigeria is currently the largest importer of Chinese goods in Africa, with around $24 billion traveling into the country in 2021. A C919 order would make Nigeria Air the first international customer for the narrowbody jet. [A320](http://simpleflying.com/tag/airbus-a320/) and [737](http://simpleflying.com/tag/boeing-737/) programs to enter service since the [Tupolev TU-204](http://simpleflying.com/tag/tu-204/) in 1996. “China and Nigeria have a very cordial and friendly relationship with mutual benefits.”

The COMAC C919 got its type certificate just a few days ago, but there are already interested parties interested in at least evaluating it: Nigeria Air, ...

Moreover, COMAC’s expected production rate of close to 150 aircraft per year by 2025-when it planned to deliver the first series in 2021-requires a learning curve that makes it unrealistic in three years. «China and Nigeria have a very warm and friendly, mutually beneficial relationship,» the minister added. «We have not examined the C919.

Nigerian start-up airline Nigeria Air has stated that it will look at the COMAC C919 as a possible option over Airbus or Boeing.

As Nigeria Air is seeing potential in adding the newly certified C919 aircraft to its fleet, it remains unsure whether this will happen or not. Nigeria Air is now the latest airline to show potential interest in the aircraft type, just days after a longed-for moment occurred. In Early 2022, the first Comac C919 for a customer completed its maiden test flight, marking yet another step forward in the aircraft’s development and certification process.

The federal government of Nigeria is looking at buying China's newly-certified C919 passenger jet, which is worth over $99 million or N42 billion. The |

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MONTREAL: Nigeria would consider buying China's newly-certified C919 passenger jet as it grows the country's fledgling carrier Nigeria Air to 30 planes by ...

The first C919 aircraft, designed to compete with popular single-aisle models made by Airbus and Boeing, will be delivered by the end of the year, state Xinhua News Agency said. Last Friday, China hailed the development of its first medium-haul passenger jet as the embodiment of the country’s drive towards self-sufficiency, with safety approval awarded to a plane that aims to challenge Western aircraft giants for orders. Sirika said the new airline would have a mixture of Airbus and Boeing planes, but added the carrier is also willing to look at the Chinese narrowbody jet, which Chinese regulators certified last Friday.